Management involves helping people work together and use resources to accomplish the goals and objectives of an organization. It is essential to the success
of any organization, whether in business, government, or the not-for-profit sector. The Management major helps students develop skills in planning, leading,
organizing, controlling, and staffing that they can apply in ways that improve both the effective performance of organizations and the work lives of their
members. The ability to understand and influence individual and group dynamics, organizational processes, and organizations’ structures and cultures, consistent
with ethical and social responsibilities, contribute to both desired organizational outcomes and individual career advancement.

Integrated Baccalaureate and Master's Degree Option

Bachelor of Business in Management/Master of Business Administration

The Bachelor of Business in Management/Master of Business Administration (MBA) integrated degree program provides an opportunity for outstanding undergraduate Management majors to complete both a Bachelor of Business degree in Management and an MBA in five years. The integrated degree allows a student to begin taking up to 6 semester hours of MBA courses during the senior year and to count these courses toward both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. View detailed integrated degree requirements.

Student Activities

The Management major attracts and retains large numbers of good students, producing graduates with value-added knowledge and skills. Management students have an enviable opportunity to become involved in management-related extracurricular activities. Many choose to join student organizations such as Delta Sigma Pi, pursue internships, engage in study abroad programs, and more.

After College

Mastering the subject matter and learning the skills to apply that knowledge help establish a strong foundation for a fulfilling career. Management faculty members are committed to providing that foundation and have a strategic initiative to promote our majors. Graduates with degrees in Management can go on to an almost boundless variety of careers in all economic sectors (public, private, not-for-profit), in organizations of any size (from small businesses to the world’s largest multinational corporations), at all levels of responsibility (from entry-level professional jobs to top executive positions), in every kind of organization (including manufacturing, retail, consulting, health care, financial services, legal services, education, transportation, public utilities, education, and much more), and in any field of management (strategic planning, organizational change and development, project management, operations management, international management, and more). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) projects a more than 12% increase in management occupations for the ten-year period 2008-2018, with growth of 24% projected for management analysts.

Course Descriptions

MANAGEMENT (MGT)

125 Business and Technology in a Global
Society. (3) A comprehensive overview of global
business principles, practices, and trends that are
reshaping today’s business and affecting tomorrow’s
competitive environment. Consideration of the impact
of technology, ethics, diversity, culture, and various
emerging issues on all business disciplines.

349 Principles of Management. (3) Study of the
managerial process in an organizational setting with
emphasis on decision making, planning, organizing,
and controlling including discussion of motivation,
leadership, communication, and interpersonal dynamics
in an organization context.

350 Organizational Behavior. (3) Extended study of
concepts dealing with individual and group behavior
in organizations. Students explore theory and research
as well as practical applications related to management.
Prerequisite: MGT 349.

352 (Cross-listed with OM 352) Operations
Management. (3) Foundations for Operations
Management as practiced in contemporary
organizations. Focus is on the efficient and effective
value-adding transformation of inputs into goods and
services in both internal and external value chains.
Extensive use of mathematics and statistics is involved.
Not open to students with credit in OM 352.

400 (Formerly MGT 465) Management Internship.
(3–12, repeatable to 12) Work experience in an
organization involving training in management-related
areas. Intern will be supervised by a faculty coordinator
and a supervisor in the organization. Reports of
work experience are submitted to the coordinator.
These hours cannot be applied toward meeting the
requirements for the Management minor. A maximum
of 3 s.h. may be applied toward the requirements for the
Management major. Prerequisites: MGT 349 with a C or
higher, Management major or minor, junior standing,
minimum 2.5 GPA, and written approval of department
chairperson. Graded S/U only.

425 Managerial Decision Making. (3) An examination
of problem solving or decision making processes.
Emphasis is on skills and techniques of individual and
group problem solving and decision making including
creative and critical thinking. Prerequisites: MGT 349
and CS 101.

445 Organization Development. (3) Examines
current models and methods for bringing about
change in organizations. Emphasizes understanding
organizations as complex adaptive systems. Provides knowledge and practical tools to promote and maintain
system viability across the dynamic contexts facing
modern organizations. Prerequisite: MGT 350.

447 Analysis of Behavior in Organizations. (3)
Examines organizational behavior from a cultural/
interpretive perspective for the purpose of describing
how organizations are run rather than how they should
be run. The nature of the course allows the students
to gather information on how to cope with life in
organizations, with specific focus on being a successful
organizational member. Prerequisite: MGT 350.

448 Business Organization Structure/Theory. (3)
Explores the influence of organization structure on
behavior by examining such topics as technology,
environment, bureaucracy, effectiveness, and power.
Course includes case analysis and small group activities.
Prerequisite: MGT 349.

460, 461, 462 Independent Research in
Management I, II, and III. (1–3 each, not
repeatable) Independent research study of an
approved topic. For selected Management majors.
Prerequisites: a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above and
permission of the department chairperson is required.

472 Entrepreneurship: Innovation and
Creativity. (3) The course looks at the basic concept
of entrepreneurship, types of entrepreneurial
opportunities, creativity and innovation, testing the
idea, and early business stage processes. Ethical, legal,
and moral issues relating to entrepreneurship will be
addressed. Prerequisite: MKTG 327.

473 Business Plan Development. (3) The course
focuses on the business plan and its key segments,
sources, and types of financing, legal forms of
business ownership, intellectual property issues, and
prototyping. Prerequisites: MKTG 327 and either FIN
311 or 331.

474 Small Business Management. (3) This course
examines issues in running a small business. Topics
include: problems, advantages, and disadvantages of
operating and managing a small business. A complete
business plan will be prepared. Cases, interviews, and
other hands-on methods are used. Prerequisite: MGT
349.

481 Management and Society: Ethics and Social
Responsibility. (3) A study of relationships between
business, government, society, and individuals.
Topics include ethics, social responsibility, regulation,
globalization, and managing ethical and social issues
of concern to various stakeholders and the natural
environment. Prerequisite: MGT 349.

483 Managing Organizations for Environmental
Sustainability. (3) Studies how businesses and other
organizations can become more environmentally
sustainable, emphasizing sustainability management
practices/methods. Includes background coverage of
sustainability, ecological principles, and environmental
problems and philosophies, organizations’
environmental impacts, and government policy
approaches. Includes a project to improve organization
sustainability. Prerequisite: MGT 349 or permission of
instructor.

485 International Management. (3) (Global Issues)
The study of managing people and organizations in a
multicultural global environment. Topics include the
management functions of planning, organizing, leading,
and controlling as they apply to strategy formulation,
decision-making, cross-cultural organizational behavior,
global teams, and intercultural communication.
Prerequisite: MGT 349.